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Safety recall at a glance
- Make and model as printed: Ford Mustang, year range 2023 to 2026
- Variants as printed: Certain 2024-2026 Model Year Mustang Vehicles with 2.3L and 5.0L Engines
- Affected units: 7,724
- Defect: the engine bay wiring harness ground terminal may become damaged due to vibrations, which may cause the harness to break
- Hazard: loss of engine power, and headlamps and windshield wipers may fail to operate as intended
- Remedy: inspection and repair at an authorised Ford dealer, free of charge
- Register: REC-006723, Ford campaign 26C40, originally published 15 September 2026
- Phone: 13 FORD (13 3673)
The official notice, REC-006723 on vehiclerecalls.gov.au, covers 7,724 Ford Mustang vehicles and says that due to a manufacturing defect, the engine bay wiring harness ground terminal may become damaged due to vibrations. The harness may then break, and the result the notice names is a loss of engine power.
It does not stop at the engine. The notice says additional safety functions such as the headlamps and windshield wipers may fail to operate as intended. The hazard statement puts it plainly: a loss of motive power and safety functions whilst driving increases the risk of an accident, resulting in serious injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users.
Which Mustangs are on the list
The notice prints the model simply as Mustang, with a year range of 2023 to 2026, and describes the variants as "Certain 2024-2026 Model Year Mustang Vehicles with 2.3L and 5.0L Engines". No grade name appears anywhere on it. What it names instead is the pair of engines, 2.3L and 5.0L, and Ford Australia's Mustang page lists those as the two engine options in the current range: the 2.3L EcoBoost turbo and the 5.0L V8. Grades are not named on the notice, so whichever grade you have, run your VIN before you assume your car is clear.
That is not the same as saying every Mustang is affected. "Certain" is the operative word, and the notice publishes a VIN list as its identifying feature. Grades, transmissions and body styles are not named on the notice, so for any individual car the VIN check is the answer. Here is what we list today, with our own prices.
| Variant | Transmission | Our listed price (RRP, excludes on-road costs) |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3-litre EcoBoost turbo petrol, rear-wheel drive | ||
| EcoBoost Fastback | 10-speed automatic | $72,990 |
| 5.0-litre V8 petrol, rear-wheel drive | ||
| GT Fastback Manual | 6-speed manual | $84,990 |
| GT Fastback Auto | 10-speed automatic | $87,990 |
| GT Convertible Auto | 10-speed automatic | $93,666 |
| Dark Horse Fastback Manual | 6-speed Tremec manual | $102,990 |
| Dark Horse Fastback Auto | 10-speed automatic | $105,990 |
Those are the recommended retail prices on our rows, before on-road costs. For safety ratings, see each car's page. The Mustang Mach-E is a different model and it is not named on the notice, so run your VIN rather than assuming either way.
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What owners are being told to do
The notice is short on this and worth quoting straight. Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted in writing by Ford, requesting they contact an authorised Ford dealer to arrange inspection and repair, free of charge. For further information, the notice says to contact any authorised Ford dealer or call 13 FORD (13 3673), where a Customer Relationship representative will help.
You do not have to sit and wait for a letter. If you bought your Mustang second-hand, or you have moved house since delivery, the letter may not find you. Call 13 FORD with your 17-digit VIN, or check it against the VIN list on the official register page. The responsible regulator named on the notice is the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
If you are buying or selling one
An open campaign is worth sorting out before handover. If you are taking delivery of a new or demo Mustang, make the VIN check against REC-006723 a condition before you sign, and get the outcome in writing. If you are buying privately, read the VIN down the phone to 13 FORD yourself rather than taking the seller's word for it, and check for any other open campaigns while you are there.
For sellers, getting the free inspection and repair done before you list the car takes one question off a buyer's checklist. For what the car is likely to be worth, our depreciation calculator is the place to start, and our Dark Horse and GT pages carry the rest of the detail.
Ford Australia contact
- Phone: 13 FORD (13 3673), Customer Relationship representatives
- Official register: REC-006723 at vehiclerecalls.gov.au/recalls/rec-006723
- Ford campaign number: 26C40
- Ford recall information: ford.com.au/owners/recalls
Disclaimer: Recall details are taken from notice REC-006723 (Ford campaign 26C40), originally published 15 September 2026 on the federal Vehicle Recalls register at vehiclerecalls.gov.au, and are quoted as printed there. Unit counts and the affected range are accurate at the time of publishing and may change if the campaign is extended. Prices shown are our own listed recommended retail prices for the Mustang range and exclude on-road costs. Always confirm the status of your individual vehicle on the official register or with Ford Australia on 13 FORD (13 3673). Read our methodology for how we source and verify recall data.